Monsoon Wedding
2001 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 6.8 · 86% critics
As relatives fly in from around the world, a Delhi family races to pull off an arranged marriage while juggling money worries, romantic entanglements, and long-buried tensions. Amid music, dancing, and bright celebrations, the festivities become a pressure cooker that forces difficult conversations and unexpected connections.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-08-30
- Language
- Hindi
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (221 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a lively, heartfelt wedding story that mixes humor, romance, and serious family issues; Not for you if you prefer simple, light rom-coms without darker themes like Dum Laga Ke Haisha.
Pros: warm, funny family chaos; vivid colors and music; strong ensemble acting | Cons: heavy subject matter; many subplots to track; pacing can drag
Themes
- adultery
- child abuse
- arranged marriage
- delhi, india
- family drama
- wedding
- wedding ceremony
- woman director
- eccentric family
- extended family
- wedding rehearsal
- wedding arranger
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- Golden Lion · 2001
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2001 · nominated
Cast & crew
Naseeruddin Shah
as Lalit Verma
Lillete Dubey
as Pimmi Verma
Shefali Shah
as Ria Verma
Vasundhara Das
as Aditi Verma
Parvin Dabas
as Hemant Rai
Vijay Raaz
as P.K. Dubey
Tillotama Shome
as Alice
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
as C. L. Chadha
- KK
Kamini Khanna
as Shashi Chadha
Randeep Hooda
as Rahul Chadha
Directed by Mira Nair